Cartridge carrier



Dec. 31, 1946. R. M. PE RY CARTRIDGE CARRIER Filed Jan. 14, 1944Faberf/Z Pa Patented Dec. 31,1946

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application January 14, 1944, Serial No.518,271

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a cartridge pouch and the present applicationconstitutes a continuation in part of my copending application filed May6, 1942, Serial No. 441,977, now Patent No. 2,346,185.

It is one object of the invention to provide a pouch which is adapted tobe mounted upon a belt worn about a persons waist, the pouch beingslidable along the belt to a convenient position for removal ofcartridges therefrom and of such formation that cartridges may be veryeasily removed when needed.

Another object of the invention is to so form the pouch that it hasupper and lower compartments for receiving cartridges, the constructionof the pouch and the arrangement of its belt-engaging member being suchthat either compartment may be disposed uppermost when applying thepouch to a belt.

Another object of the invention is to provide the pouch with upper andlower compartments defined by a partition extending diagonally betweenupper and lower ends thereof and normally closed at their open ends byflaps formed integral with the rear wall of the pouch.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pouch wherein thediagonally extending partition dividing it into upper and lowercompartments is formed integral with the front wall of the pouch, thusreducing the cost and simplifying the construction.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved pouch.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken transversely through the pouch on theline 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken vertically through the pouch.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken vertically through a pouch of amodified formation.

This improved pouch is used for carrying a supply of cartridges for arifle, pistol, or similar firearm and will be of such dimensions thatthe cartridges may be disposed horizontally in the pouch and rest oneupon another therein. The main body or rear wall I of the pouch isformed of leather or other suitable material and has side extensions 2which are of less length than the blank and folded forwardly in front ofthe rear wall. The end portions of the blank are of a length adaptingthem to be folded forwardly and form flaps 3 for closing open ends ofthe pouch. The front wall 4 is also formed of leather or the like and ofthe same length as the rear wall and 2 its side extensions 2. This frontwall has side portions 5 folded rearwardly and inwardly and sewed tomarginal portions of the flaps or extensions 2 of the rear wall and,together therewith, forming side walls 6 having inturned seams l. Apartition 8 extends vertically through the pouch to form pockets orcompartments 8a and 8b and has its lower end formed integral with thefront wall, the upper end of the partition being sewed to the rear wallat its junction with the'upper flap by lines of stitching 9. The sideedges of the partition are sewed into the seams 1 as shown in Figures 2and 3.

When the pouch is filled with cartridges they are passed into the twocompartments through open ends thereof and the flaps 3 then ciesedandsecured by the companion snap fastener members l0 and H. A strip l2 ofleather extends vertically at the back of the pouch with its ends sewedagainst the rear wall by the stitching 9 across its top and by stitchingl3 across its lower end. Referring to Figure 3 of the drawings, it willbe seen that when the pouch is suspended in upright position from a beltand filled with cartridges, the lower flap may be released and all ofthe cartridges in the lower compartment permitted to drop into a personshand, or, if only one cartridge is to be used at a time, the upper flapmay be released and the cartridges individually removed from the uppercompartment. Of course, a single cartridge may be permitted to drop fromthe lower compartment and the lower flap refastened, if desired. Whilethe pouch is preferably applied to the belt in the position shown inFigure 3, with the integrally united end of the partition lowermost, itwill be understood that the pouch may be reversed.

In Figure 4 there has been shown a modified construction wherein thepartition I4 is shorter than the partition 8 and formed from a separatesheet of material its upper end being sewed to the rear wall and itslower end being sewed to the front wall. The pockets or compartments l5and I6 taper toward their closed ends but are shorter than thecompartments 8a and 81).

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: I

A cartridge container comprising a pouch having a rear wall and a frontWall, the rear wall being formed from a sheet of material of greaterlength than the front wall with its end portions extending beyond upperand lower ends of the front wall and forming closure flaps adapted to befolded against the outer face of the front wall and releasably securedin closed position, the rear wall having extensions at opposite sidescorresponding in length to the front wall, said side extensions andopposite side edge portions of the front wall being folded inwardlytoward each other and sewed together to form side Walls having inturnedseams, and a partition extending longitudinally in said pouch with itsside edge portions sewed into seams of the side Walls, said partitionhaving one end formed integral with the front Wall and its other endsewed against the inner face of the rear wall and dividing the pouchinto pockets, the front pocket being open at its upper end and the rearpocket open at its lower end.

ROBERT M. PERRY.

